MICE

Colleen's favorite cartoon is the classic Tom and Jerry cartoons. If I need her to sit down and be quiet for awhile, I just plug in Tom and Jerry. Its amazing. For awhile now she has been asking for a real mouse of her own. She also continuously asks me to write santa for her and ask for a real mouse. I was thinking that she had the idea that mice are like cute little Jerry. So, yesterday while we were shopping we popped into PetSmart to show her what a real mouse looks like. She really enjoyed seeing the mice, hamsters, and parakeets. She wanted to take one of everything home. My plan didn't work out the way I expected, she still thinks mice are cute. We compromised on getting a new fish once we unpack her fish tank though. She hasn't asked for a mouse since, but it has only been 1 day.
Last night I had a terrible nightmare. I got up during the night to use the bathroom and heard a noise in the kitchen. I peeked around the corner and didn't see anything at first, but then I saw a little mouse pop out of our toaster and run across the counter. I tried to scream, but couldn't, so I ran and got Rory out of bed. He turned on the kitchen light and there were HUNDREDS of mice all over our kitchen. The floor and counters were covered with little white mice and little brown droppings everywhere. Rory grabbed the broom and the mice started making a run for it. They all scampered off to the fridge and ran up inside the refrigerator. Rory threw the fridge out the back door and we found mouse nests by the dozen. It was a terrible dream. That was just from looking at a mouse at PetSmart. I don't think I will ever be buying Colleen a mouse. I wouldn't be able to sleep. My dad keeps trying to convince me that she should have a Guinea Pig. He had one growing up and I guess they were buddies. I think bandit would probably kill any rodent pets that come into our house. He thinks he's a hunting beagle. He sleeps all day, but if he sees a rabbit outside, he turns into a hunting hound. The stupid dog killed a baby rabbit at my mom's house. He was so proud of himself. I was so disgusted, I told him he was bad and put him inside. He just had this stupid look on his face like "I did it!! I'm a hunting machine. Bad to the bone beagle with skills." Dumb dog.